You the Man: Someone Call the Academy
I think someone I work with once expressed the opinion that there might not be enough weirdness to support a local sports Bog. Well, in the last, say, 18 hours, the following things have happened.
1) The Wizznutzz have turned up photos of world championship video gamers, sponsored by an NBA superstar, posing with nearly naked models, at a birthday party hosted by Diddy.
2) The Wizards have handed out posters of their superstar posing, quite seriously, behind a big plate of powdered donuts. (More on that later.)
3) That superstar, upon prompting from a local blogger, has been asked how his swag was, replying thus: "It was a mellow swag, it was a mellow swag until the end. Phenomenal is the top; phenomenal swag is the top swag. Mellow swag, you're just chillin'."
4) The Wizznutzz have turned up an old Bullets video, "You the Man You the Man," circa the '95-96 season, featuring guest appearances by perhaps the greatest collection of local sports celebrities ever collected in one awkward hiphop-lite video, including the shimmying Brendan Witt, Olie Kolzig and Ken Klee; Riddick Bowe, Charles Mann, the U.S. women's basketball team, former GM John Nash, a gesturing Mr. Pollin, a pre-bald Chick Hernandez, Frank Herzog, Wally Bruckner, Al Koken, Phil Chenier, Charlie Slowes (!), Mel Proctor (!), Ahmad Rashad, Susan O'Malley, Rasheed Wallace, a break dancing Juwan Howard (who is urged to "do the helicopter, dawg"), Tim Legler, Mark Price, Brent Price, a dancing Ghitza, Jim McIlvaine, Robert Pack, Chris Webber and an extremely expressive Mitchell Butler; a video in which the phrase "You the Man" is rhymed with both "Lynam" and "Muresan," and in which the following lyrics are deployed, recklessly, without much warning at all:
Step up, get swept up; you'll get devoured,
By Cheaney, Wallace and Juwan Howard.
It's not a bad way to start the day, frankly.
By Dan Steinberg |
January 11, 2007; 8:59 AM ET
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Posted by: Anonymous | January 11, 2007 9:30 AM
Gowd, not Gawd.
Posted by: Dan Steinberg | January 11, 2007 9:49 AM
Day = Made.
Posted by: Matt C | January 11, 2007 10:04 AM
That's the reason I'm a Bullets fan.
Posted by: Unsilent Majority | January 11, 2007 10:06 AM
Holy moly, I remember this. That team was fun to watch even though they just missed the playoffs.
Now, Steinberg, if you can find audio of the "Ice Breakers, Goal Shakers" Caps song from the mid-80s, I'll specially purchase any beverage of your choice (strictly while you're off duty, of course) and give it to you at the first SE tailgate of the year.
Posted by: Paul | January 11, 2007 10:21 AM
You know when you re-watch something really awesome from your youth, and it just isn't funny, well done or even remotely entertaining? And it just makes you wonder what you saw in it in the first place?
That did NOT happen here.
I miss Gheorge.
Posted by: Grey | January 11, 2007 10:37 AM
i'm not gonna lie, i was just singing this in the bathroom...
i think this ad/song/video could be the key to solving the caps' attendance woes! how much more inspiration could you possibly need??
Posted by: sonia | January 11, 2007 10:58 AM
Gheorghe lives on...
That video is awesome.
Posted by: GTB | January 11, 2007 11:29 AM
This was a classic video! If you can also find the Redskins's 50th Anniversary music video "Thanks for the 12th Man" that would be great.
That one had great lyrics like: "We are the Redskins, just one big family, our fans are special..they give their loyalty...
"For that, we play our best, for that we meet the test. We are the Redskins."
Posted by: Gary Digital Williams | January 11, 2007 11:45 AM
i love u-toob ;-)
i'm actually shocked we had both price brothers at the same time!?!
if they ever do a retro game this year, they need to play that video on the jumbotron... just to see the reaction of chick hernandez seeing himself with hair
Posted by: hmmmmm | January 11, 2007 1:18 PM
I completely remember that song. It was on during the ad breaks in EVERY game on HTS back in the day.
But WOW, do those jerseys simply look horrible or what? How much more like a plain wife-beater can a professional basketball jersey get?
Posted by: Goat | January 11, 2007 5:19 PM
This was actually my first season really following the Wizards as a kid, so my first real memory of the team is this cheesy promotional video.
Also, notice how crazy Rasheed Wallace is, even as a rookie. And how did both Price brothers end up on the same team? Only a Wes Unseld-led club would go out of their way to ensure that.
So literaly, that video may actually be the reason I'm a Bullets (Wizards) fan.
Posted by: Pradamaster | January 11, 2007 6:24 PM
I have hair you numbskulls... I choose to shave it. Does anyone pay attention? Make a bet for charity that's worth it, and I'll grow it long enough to Braid or Dred it up. Try me. Just email the viewer mail at comcastsportsnet.com midatlantic region
Posted by: Chick Hernandez | January 13, 2007 11:24 PM
Posted by: Anonymous | January 22, 2007 5:46 PM
Gary Digital Williams,
my boy's got a vhs copy of the "thanks to the 12th man" and it is AWESOME!
I was actually googling it to see what came up, and I found this blog.
btw, pretty classic bullets vid
Posted by: ryan treemonkey5000 | January 31, 2007 2:58 PM
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Juwan, Dan, not Juwon. Gawd.